Penney founder remembered as a self-made merchant
The year closed with tributes to James Cash Penney who died at 95 in Manhattan after building a vast retail empire from a Kemeter Wyoming store. His life, marked by early rising and hard work, highlighted thrift and honesty as keys to wealth.
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Penney
James Cash Penney
Missouri
Kemeter
Wyoming
Manhattan
Range & Field
J.C. Penney
Mr. Penney
W.C. Fuller
Fuller
Highland Park
Dallas
East Texas
George Brewer
W. C. Fuller
Southern Methodist University
Negro Bishop College
County Agent Seeks Focus On Livestock Exposition Clinic
The County Agent reports upcoming San Antonio Livestock Exposition projects for 4-H youth. A Pasture Clinic is scheduled March 13–14 with speakers from Texas A&M and Extension Service offices. Dormant oil spray advice for pecan and peach trees is included along with names of exhibitors and division participants.
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Crillespie County
al Novosad
Texas A&m
College Station
Willis Gass
San Angelo
Robert Kensing
Extension Service
Texas
Johnson memorial honors LBJ in Austin and Washington
The Texas House memorials and joint session in Austin honor Lyndon Baines Johnson. Tributes recall his belief in tackling poverty and injustice and his leadership in expanding civil rights and social programs. Casual recollections from friends and former officials accompany funeral arrangements and national tributes.
Sheep and Goat Raisers to Honor State Legislators in Austin
The Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association holds its Winter Tri-annual Directors meeting at Villa Capri Motel in Austin February 3 to 6 with a reception and dinner for Senate and House members. President John S. Cargile says the event thanks lawmakers for their service. The schedule includes a Capitol visit Monday and a general session Tuesday February 6 from 9 to 11 30 am with committee reports and a speech by Horace Wood of Wool Associates.
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Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers’ Association
Villa Capri
Austin
Senate
House
John S. Cargile
Ts&gra
Capitol
Horace Wood
Wool Associates
New York Cotton Exchange
Boston
Massachusetts
Woman's Auxiliary
LBJ
Cargile
Gettysburg Address of Lyndon Johnson recounted in 1973
Horace Busby cites Lyndon Johnson s aim to heal the North South rift and recalls Johnson s Gettysburg Address delivered as vice president on Memorial Day 1963. The piece notes Johnson s call for patient perseverance, law use, and unity across races to secure freedom and justice in America.
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Austin American
Washington Post
Horace Busby
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Busby
Johnson
Gettysburg
Community Savings Growth Near Seven Million in 1972
Community Savings and Loan Association reports assets of 44.04 million as of December 31 1972 up from 37.3 million and savings rise from 33.71 million to 39.25 million driven by Hill Country growth. Kerrville branch shows strong activity with offices in Fredericksburg Kerrville Boerne Marble Falls and numerous agencies. President Ken Sultemeier cites high loan demand for homes business real estate and improvements. External text notes IRS student tax guidance and a spaceflight report touching Nixon era plans.
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Nixon
China
Russia
Community Savings and Loan Association
Ber
Ken Sultemeier
Fredericksburg
Community Savings
Hill Country
Kerrville
Boerne
Marble Falls
Sultemeier
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Water Users Must File Claims by May 1 in Upper Guadalupe
The Texas Water Rights Commission requires any person with a right to divert water in the Upper Guadalupe River Segment to file a sworn statement by May 1 1973. The area covers Kerr Gillespie Bandera Kendall Blanco and Comal counties excluding domestic and livestock rights. Notices are being mailed and hearings will begin after filing and notice with hearings held in towns convenient to involved parties. Also notes a weekend visit in San Antonio by Mr and Mrs Walter Parker Jr and their children Winn and Jan to Mrs Parker's sister Mrs Kate Hawksley and family.
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Texas Water Rights Commission
Guadalupe River
Canyon Dam
Upper
Kerr, Gillespie, Bandera
Kendall
Blanco
Comal Counties
Walter Parker Jr
Winn
Jan
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Beef
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Russell Kott
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Dale Crenwelge
Daniel Crenwelge Jr
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Stephen Geistweidt
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Community Savings & Loan
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